In the book ¨Into the Wild¨ by Jon Krakauer is the story of a man named Chris McCandles who sought out adventure and took risks but left many with one question. Why? What person in their right mind, would just get up and leave everything and not tell anyone of their plans. Well in this book Krakauer gives his story, background information, and interviews from people who Chris knew and leaves you to come up with your own theory as to why he did it. Although many believed Chris to be a selfish, nutjob people should consider other factors behind his reasoning such as his own family issues and the literature that he read which influenced his philosophical beliefs.
Chris came from a pretty well off family, he was smart and athletic; had no …show more content…
One of the passages that Chris read that was super important not only because it was highlighted but also because the passage had been written on, “need for a purpose” had been written right above it. “...You had to learn how to walk by yourself. There was no one around...You need to surrender to some such ultimate purpose more fully, more unreservedly than you had ever done in the old familiar, peaceful days, in the old life that was now abolished and gone for good”, Krakauer (103) and what the author was suggesting here was to just let everything go and find out who you really are. Chris interpreted this on another extreme level, he wanted to be out on his own and find his purpose in his life, to find out who he really is. Out there in the wild or whether he was just out there in a city doing his own thing, he was alone and that’s what he really wanted he was happy because no one could lie to him or hurt him. And what he wanted in life was to be truly happy. On page 56-57 Chris writes in a letter to Franz, “ So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation…”. Chris was giving the advice that he had taken himself, he was unhappy. So instead of keeping all of his anger and frustration inside he did something about it and literally changed his own
Chris came from a pretty well off family, he was smart and athletic; had no …show more content…
One of the passages that Chris read that was super important not only because it was highlighted but also because the passage had been written on, “need for a purpose” had been written right above it. “...You had to learn how to walk by yourself. There was no one around...You need to surrender to some such ultimate purpose more fully, more unreservedly than you had ever done in the old familiar, peaceful days, in the old life that was now abolished and gone for good”, Krakauer (103) and what the author was suggesting here was to just let everything go and find out who you really are. Chris interpreted this on another extreme level, he wanted to be out on his own and find his purpose in his life, to find out who he really is. Out there in the wild or whether he was just out there in a city doing his own thing, he was alone and that’s what he really wanted he was happy because no one could lie to him or hurt him. And what he wanted in life was to be truly happy. On page 56-57 Chris writes in a letter to Franz, “ So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation…”. Chris was giving the advice that he had taken himself, he was unhappy. So instead of keeping all of his anger and frustration inside he did something about it and literally changed his own